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Mel Leslie
- Nov 24, 2022
Holiday Gift Ideas 2022
Are you looking for some gift ideas for the bookworm in your life? Look no further! There is something for every age and book preference here, whether you are shopping for the young reader in your life, creative friend who prefers puzzles/games to books, or that book lover who has every book under the sun and is looking for accessories or a book subscription to shake it up. Check out my Bookshop.org curated list for book recommendations, games, puzzles and activities. All pur
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Mel Leslie
- Nov 20, 2022
15 Minute Reading Strategy
I found myself with several unread books due back to the library. I knew I could not realistically read all of them, so how do I decide what to renew and what to return? (Not sure about you, but I always feel a bit sad returning unread books to the library. I feel like they are calling out to me as I put them into the return slot-Meeeeeellllll, why weren't we good enough? Why didn't you read us? Please tell me I'm not alone in this feeling?!) I laid my youngest down for his a
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Mel Leslie
- Nov 20, 2022
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
There is something so comforting about reading a book written decades ago. You are immediately transported back to a simpler time, but so much of the themes are still relevant today. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith transported me to 1910 Brooklyn, where young Francie Nolan is learning about the world and how she fits into it. I took my time reading this one. I was in no hurry to rush through and finish and enjoyed my little time travel experiences when I picked it up
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Mel Leslie
- Nov 4, 2022
The Only Good Indians
It may be November, but that doesn’t mean you need to pack the horror novels away. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Jones Graham is an indigenous horror novel that is dark, disturbing and weirdly entrancing. This is the first novel I have read by this author, but it is far from the last. Graham has found a niche with horror literature. He is compared to greats like Tommy Orange and called “the Jordan Peele of horror literature.” Graham's writing style is unique and it almost
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